Steering of information management THL’s steering of information management in the health and social services sector establishes shared rules for defining, processing and utilising data. In practice, this includes, for example, THL defining nation...

Outlook for the development of information management The development outlook for information management in health and social services describes the long‑term direction for how data and its use will evolve. The operating environment of health and ...

Information management in health and social services Information enables an effective and sustainable health and social services system. Health and social care information management refers to the ways in which data in the health and social servic...

9.9.2026 | The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) supports the development of a shared data policy during the next government term. Better use of national, harmonised data resources across sectoral boundaries would enable Finland’s next productivity leap.

Steering of Health and Social Care Information Management Head of Unit Niina Haake The core tasks of the unit are: To steer and develop information management in healthcare and social welfare at the national level in cooperation with stakeholders....

3.9.2026 | THL has published new quality and metadata reports on the Care Register for Primary Health Care and the Care Register for Health Care. The reports bring together key information on the content of the registers as well as the coverage and quality of the data they contain.

9.9.2026 | Tomi Malmström has been appointed Deputy Director General, Information at THL. He joins THL from Nordic Healthcare Group (NHG), where he has served as Director responsible for AI & Data. Malmström will take up his position as Deputy Director General, Information on 1 October.

RAI benchmarking for data-driven management On this page Who is the guideline for? This guideline is intended for managers and experts who utilize RAI benchmarking data. It supports the use of RAI information in frontline management, inter-organiz...

Promoting health and well-being – Municipal management On this page Positive development in health promotion within municipal management Municipal management and central administration play a significant role in promoting the health and wellbeing ...

3.9.2026 | From 2027, BC medical certificates for people applying for a disability pension or vocational rehabilitation can be transmitted electronically from health care to earnings-related pension providers. The change speeds up case processing and makes things easier for both doctors and customers.

RAI benchmarking for data-driven management – EasyRAIder databases The EasyRAIder databases are tools for supporting the development of an organisation’s operations. The EasyRAIder databases are intended for service providers and service organiser...

The project examines the possibilities of utilising data accumulated outside the service system in health and wellbeing promotion management.

Data-driven management is the foundation of effective well-being work Published 9.9.2026 The views expressed in the blog posts are the writers' own and do not represent the official position of the institution. Promoting the well-being and health ...

RAI benchmarking for data-driven management – RAI benchmarking reports RAI benchmarking reports are tools for developing the operations of care units. RAI benchmarking report is intended for service providers and organizers to support the monitori...

Knowledge‑based management strengthens the social and health care services Effective and equitable social and health care services are built on decisions that rely on up‑to‑date and reliable information. The responsibility of the wellbeing service...

Updated: Mon Aug 17 15:51:24 EEST 2026 Quality report: Promotion of Health and Wellbeing in Municipal Management – TEA 2025 If you are looking for statistical figures for these statistics, go to the statistics page: Promotion of Health and Wellbei...

RAI benchmarking for data-driven management – Frequently asked questions How do I access RAI benchmarking reports and other RAI benchmarking databases? RAI benchmarking reports THL's RAI benchmarking reports are available to healthcare and social ...

RAI benchmarking for data-driven management – RAI database for service purchaser The RAI database for service purchaser is a tool for service purchasers to analyse purchased service units. The RAI database for service purchaser is intended for the...

RAI benchmarking for data-driven management – RAI database for service organiser The RAI database for service organiser is a tool for service organisers to support regional-level analysis. It is intended for the Wellbeing service county to review ...

Information security THL’s information security policy defines the principles followed within the institute to ensure the secure use, processing, storage, and disposal of data. The organisation’s information security is managed by identifying the ...

Courses related to the promotion of wellbeing and health – Knowledge-based management for promoting wellbeing and health Course description and learning objectives This online training course strengthens skills in knowledge-based management and th...

11.8.2026 | Starting this autumn, new upper secondary students will be given a digital health survey from student health care to fill in. There are two versions of the health survey: one for students of compulsory education age and one for adult students. The survey streamlines the transition to student health care and strengthens the ability to offer the right kind of support at the right time to general upper secondary school students and students at vocational institutions.

Information Steering of the Service System Head of Unit Mikko Peltola The unit strengthens information steering of the healthcare and social welfare service system by producing relevant, reliable, and comparable data as a basis for steering and de...

Information guides the future of child welfare Published 4.12.2025 The views expressed in the blog posts are the writers' own and do not represent the official position of the institution. Attendees of the National Child Welfare Days in Jyväskylä ...

EUDA's Finnish focal point collects and analyses information on Finland’s drug situation and disseminates drug-related information.

17.8.2026 | Wellbeing services counties have introduced over 600 new operating models to speed up access to care, streamline services and expand the opportunities for using digital services. These reforms were implemented under the Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland.

Adequate and equitable support secures informal care Informal care replaces a significant share of home care in the wellbeing services counties and delays the need for round-the-clock service housing. The costs of contractual informal care for adu...

Mediation service for criminal and civil cases – Contact information All mediation offices in Finland are listed on this page by region. More detailed contact information for the mediation offices is available on their websites. Lapland and Northe...

25.8.2026 | Green time is an easy way to improve health and well-being in everyday life. It refers to any time spent in natural environments, whether in a local park, forest, beach, or other green or blue space.

16.6.2026 | The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) are deepening their cooperation. An agreement on a new type of collaboration was signed in Kuopio on 16 June.

Influencing social welfare information starts during legislative drafting Published 3.9.2026 The views expressed in the blog posts are the writers' own and do not represent the official position of the institution. The reform of the Social Welfare...

Wastewater analysis provides information on drug use across the country Wastewater analysis is a way to monitor drug use at the population level without conducting research on individuals. THL has monitored the drug situation in Finland using wast...

THL supports regional projects that promote the health, wellbeing and functional capacity of older people and informal carers and studies their impacts.

THL’s data repository responds to phenomenon-based information needs THL has a statutory duty to collect information on the population’s wellbeing and health, as well as on their use of social and health care services. This information is widely u...

13.8.2026 | At the beginning of 2025, a new Disability Services Act entered into force. According to the wellbeing services counties, the organisation of services under the new legislation and the implementation of the Act have, in many respects, proceeded well. However, a survey conducted by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) among the wellbeing services counties shows that there are also challen...

11.5.2026 | The financing model for wellbeing services counties requires further development, and the work should examine, among other things, the incentives in the current model, the demographic model and the counties’ taxation rights, according to THL. The institute has published its own proposal for the further development of the financing model in the coming years.

The Healthy Finland survey provides information on the health, well-being and service use of people living in Finland and on changes in them.

3.9.2026 | The use of alpha-PVP remains heavily concentrated in southern and western Finland, particularly in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. The increase in its use has levelled off, but use appears to have stabilised at a relatively high level. Cocaine use has increased in almost all parts of Finland, according to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare’s latest wastewater study. The results provide an overview of drug use both nationally and locally in 32 cities across Finland.

Research on services for older people produces information on the need for services, how they are implemented, their adequacy, quality, effectiveness, and resources.

The National health index is a set of indicators that contains information on population morbidity and work disability in municipalities, wellbeing services counties, and cooperation areas.